Asian Champions League
Semi Final
1st Leg
Wednesday 30th September
Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 Gamba Osaka
2nd Leg
Wednesday 21st October
Gamba Osaka 0-0 Guangzhou Evergrande
Asian Champions League
Quarter Final (2nd Legs)
Tuesday 15th September
Guangzhou Evergrande 1-1 Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol were knocked out the ACL after being beaten 4-2 on aggregate by Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande, real shame for Kashiwa for getting so far and bowing out of the ACL now
Wednesday 16th September
Gamba Osaka 3-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
On the other hand, Gamba Osaka go through to the Semi Final’s of the ACL after winning 3-2 at Osaka Stadium against Korean side Jeonbuk Motors, after being 0-0 in the 1st leg, it would of been a close call in the 2nd leg and it really was, but Gamba are through
Well done to Gamba but gutted for Kashiwa
So the Semi Final looks like this,
Semi Final
1st Leg
Wednesday 30th September
Guangzhou Evergrande v Gamba Osaka
2nd Leg
Wednesday 21st October
Gamba Osaka v Guangzhou Evergrande
Asian Champions League
Quarter Final – 2nd Leg
Tuesday 15th September
Guangzhou Evergrande v Kashiwa Reysol – (1st Leg Result – Kashiwa 1-3 Evergrande)
Wednesday 16th September
Gamba Osaka v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st Leg Result – Jeonbuk 0-0 Gamba)
Asian Champions League
Quarter Final
1st Leg
Tuesday 25th August
Kashiwa Reysol 1-3 Guangzhou Evergrande
Wednesday 26th August
Jeonbuk 0-0 Gamba Osaka
The 2nd Leg’s for the 2 games will be on the 15th/16th September
The Quarter Final draw for the Asian Champions League was made today, the draw is as follows:
Al Hilal v Lekhwiya
Naft Tehran v Al Ahli (UAE)
Kashiwa Reysol v Guangzhou Evergrande
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Gamba Osaka
Below are the dates for the 1st/2nd leg dates with the games for JLeague teams:
1st Leg
Wednesday 26th August
Kashiwa Reysol v Guangzhou Evergrande
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Gamba Osaka
2nd Leg
Wednesday 16th September
Guangzhou Evergrande v Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Asian Champions League
Round of 16
2nd Leg
Tuesday 26th May
Kashiwa Reysol 1-2 Suwon Bluewings [Agg 4-4 – Kashiwa win on Away Goals]
Wednesday 27th May
Gamba Osaka 3-2 FC Seoul [Agg 6-3]
Both JLeague teams made it into the Quarter Final (2 Legs) after close games in the 2nd legs – even though Reysol were beaten 2-1 in the 2nd leg, they went though 4-4 on the away goal rule, Gamba won 3-2 against FC Seoul to win 6-3 on aggregate.
Gamba Osaka face Guangzhou Evergrande from China & Kashiwa Reysol face Jeonbuk from South Korea, the 1st leg will be on the 25th August and the 2nd leg on 15th September
Asian Champions League
Round of 16
1st Leg
Tuesday 19th May
Suwon Bluewings 2-3 Kashiwa Reysol
Wednesday 20th May
FC Seoul 1-3 Gamba Osaka
Both JLeague teams in the ACL have won their 1st leg against South Korean opposition with Reysol winning 3-2 away to Suwon and Gamba won 3-1 away to FC Seoul
Speaking of the Gamba game, Gamba sealed the 1st leg win after Usami (62′ & 86′) & Yonekura (73′) scored the goals
Asian Champions League
Round of 16
1st Leg
Tuesday 19th May
Suwon Bluewings 2-3 Kashiwa Reysol
Kashiwa Reysol got a 3-2 win over Suwon in South Korea to go into the 2nd leg, Suwon took the lead in the 1st minute thanks to Yeom’s touch, it stunned Reysol into action, 11 minutes later (12′) it was 1-1 after a great ball to Barada, Barada then slotted the ball past the Suwon GK, it got even better for Reysol after a Reysol player was fouled in the box and the ref gave a PK, Leandro stepped up and put in the back of the net to make it 2-1 Reysol, into the 2nd half, Reysol scored their 3rd goal (on 56′) thanks to a lovely cross and Leandro poked the ball home to make it 3-1 to Reysol and Leandro’s 2nd goal but 3 minutes later Suwon scored a 2nd goal thanks to a header by Jong
Wednesday 20th May
FC Seoul v Gamba Osaka
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2nd Leg
Tuesday 26th May
Kashiwa Reysol v Suwon Bluewings
Wednesday 27th May
Gamba Osaka v FC Seoul
Asian Champions League
Matchday 6 (Group Stages)
Tuesday 5th/Wednesday 6th May
Group E – Becamex Bình (VIE) 1-0 Kashiwa Reysol (JPN)
Group F – Gamba Osaka (JPN) 2-1 Seongnam FC (KOR)
Group G – Brisbane Roar (AUS) 1-2 Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
Group H – Kashima Antlers (JPN) 2-3 FC Seoul (KOR)
On the Tuesday, Group G & H took centre stage for the JLeague teams, Urawa finished off thier ACL campaign with a win against Aussie side Brisbane, but in that also knocked out their opponents and stopped them getting into the round of 16, Kashima Antlers finished their ACL campaign with a 3-2 defeat against FC Seoul, so Urawa & Kashima were the 2 clubs that were knocked out of the group stages, Wednesday’s games were a different story
On Wednesday, Group E & F were played, Kashiwa Reysol lost 1-0 to Binh but Reysol were already qualified for the Round of 16 and also finished top of the group as well (due to h2h, gd etc), but the big game on wednesday was Gamba’s game against Seongnam FC, Gamba needed to win the game against Seongnam to at least guarantee a place in the next round, didnt start well at all for Gamba as they conceded a goal on 15 minutes but had to wait till the 64th minute to get the all important goal, then the momentum was with Gamba and then they scored in the 82nd minute to make the points secure, it was a bit of confusion on where Gamba finished in the table but then AFC confirmed that Gamba has finished top and Seongnam finished 2nd
So the Round of 16 (East) look likes this for JLeague teams –
Suwon Bluewings v Kashiwa Reysol
FC Seoul v Gamba Osaka
1st and 2nd Legs for the Round of 16 are – (1st Leg) 19th/20th May & (2nd Leg) 26th/27th May
Asian Champions League
Matchday 6 (Group Stage)
Tuesday 5th May
Group G
Brisbane Roar (AUS) v Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
Group H
Kashima Antlers (JPN) v FC Seoul (KOR)
Wednesday, 6th May
Group E
Becamex Bình (VIE) v Kashiwa Reysol (JPN)
Group F
Gamba Osaka (JPN) v Seongnam FC (KOR)
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